Lerato Mbhiza
Voting at the DRC Congo was on Wednesday marked by massive delays nationwide, with the electoral commission still attempting to deliver materials to voting stations long after polls were meant to have opened and had to be postponed to Thursday.
The impoverished but mineral-rich central African nation held four concurrent elections on Wednesday to select president, national and regional lawmakers, and local councilors.
President Felix Tshisekedi, is running for a second term in office against a backdrop of years of economic growth but little job creation and soaring inflation.
Denis Kadima, the head of the electoral commission, declared on national television on Wednesday night that people in places where casting ballots proved impossible would vote on Thursday.
Addressing reporters on Wednesday, electoral commission chief Kadima said the problems were spread across the vast country’s 26 provinces.
Kadima, however, also estimated that 70 percent of voters had been able
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